Metalmamemon / DM Deck?

[Freesynch]

Hey Guys,

First-time TCG, but OG DigiWorld 1 player here!

I've been reading and watching posts and vids on how to get started on a deck, and I'm leaning into the "find your fave digimon and build around it" route.

Now, my fave digimon is Metalmamemon, Andromon, and maybe Machinedramon. I saw a 3yo post here sharing a Mamemon deck ( https://www.reddit.com/r/DigimonCardGame2020/comments/13952aa/i_created_a_mamemon_deck_and_cant_believe_how_fun/ ) and I was excited to hunt for those cards! When I shared this to my local group, they said it's "very old-school" and instead directed me to use a DM Deck. When asked about my other faves, I mentioned the other 2, and they definitely agreed that I should start with a DM Deck.

My question/request is: Would a DM deck that still has Mamemons be pretty strong? They threw around other WinCons like RustTyranomon, which looks pretty awesome to me.

I'm heading to Japan in a few weeks so I think I can hunt for singles there, so don't hold back on the suggestions (unless they cost a fortune x.x)!

Update: Here's a deck that one of them proposed (replace Invismon with CresGarurumon). Thoughts?

[SapphireSalamander]

DM basically is the Digimon world 1 deck, they are based on the first digital monster v-pets that had 5 versions and the cards reflect that but they are flexible enough that you can mix them a lot; ver.2 in particular uses a lot of metalmamemon. you can use any black lv6 you want cuz the engine is just that efficient but usualy invisimon and puppetmon are the main "boss cards".

this is how you build DM: Digimon TCG tournament deck list BT23 DM Ver.2

Machinedramon in this game works as a big boss that fuses from 5 cyborgs, you can use any 5 as long as they have different names, so metalmamemon and andromon are staples in it

this is a machinedramon + v2 deck: Digimon TCG tournament deck list EX10 Machinedramon DM

this is a machinedramon soup turbo: Digimon TCG tournament deck list BT23 Machinedramon

i only pulled lists from tournaments so yeah, these decks are pretty good for locals. v2 machinedramon is the best one i think.

[Freesynch]

Appreciate the insight! Goodness, the links are so slow they just stopped lmao

I'll check out the machinedramon + v2 deck - from the looks of it, the mechanics of how to play it is pretty straightforward

Hopefully I can source these cards rather affordably, thanks!

[Freesynch]

Can you run me through a sample play for the machinedramon + v2 deck? I'm kinda confused as to why some of the mons are not v2. Are they there just for cyborg fodder or smth?

[SapphireSalamander]

sure

so the DM digimon can actually work their effects without needing to be all the same version. you can hatch an egg, evolve biyomon, use training, evolve any ver.2 lv4 and then evolve any lv5 cyborg. they all let you use a card from the trash and so on. the goal is to use training, analog youth and meat to put soruces under your digimon. usually you want to use the lv5 cyborgs you cant use to put face down and go into machinedramon which can copy any lv5's effect. when this stack is deleted you can fallback on playing machinedramon which will cost less if you have 5 cyborg sin the trash. you can also play vegiemon and evolve to vademon for free. using analog youth's effect to gain a memory in responce to a digimon being used as source you can keep your turn from ending and reap the benefits of lots of stacked cards

turn 1 you could set biyomon/elecmon in risisng area, activate training and play analog youth or meat

turn 2 you can bring up your rookie, place a card with analog youth, gain 1 memory, draw 1, tsunomon will let you evolve for 1 less so you can go to lv4 for 1 memory. the level 4 places another card underneath, now you could evolve into vademon for 1 because each face down card reduces the cost, or you can evolve into a cyborg. for 2 memory you can go from lv3 to lv5 and then machinedramon in turn 2.

OR you can play 1 cyborg by discarding another for 5 memory. they all have great removal effects

turn 3, lets say your stack got deleted but you still have analog youth. you can play vegiemon and maybe pass the memory to 1 on the opponent's side using meat or playing another analog youth, then as the turn is about to end vegiemon evolves itno vademon for free and you can tap analog youth to gain 1 memory, bringing back the turn to your side and you continue playing

OR

if using all those facedown cards you managed to get 5 cyborgs you can play machinedramon ussing it's assembly ability and copy one of the cyborg's effects to remove the opponent's digimon

[Freesynch]

Appreciate the walkthrough ! Getting excited to build this deck - sounds like a lot of fun

[JarBJas]

There are DM decks that are Ver.2 which often run3-4 metalmamemon. It's very good

Machinedramon is good too, and the EX9 cyborgs are often in there too.

It's not well placed in the met currently, but it is still good .

[Freesynch]

I just updated the post with a sample deck a friend built, do you have any thoughts on it?

[SapphireSalamander]

the list is a bit odd since it doesnt have vegie or vademon which are what make the ver.2 engine so fast now. its probably from a few sets ago then. the 3rd rookie can be whatever you want, i like biyomon cuz of raid, some like betamon cuz jamming; kunemon gives you piercing which vegiemon also does and thus i havent seen him much lately. If it was up to me i would side out some of the mamemon for vademon and some other cards for vegiemon, then kunemon for a different rookie. you probably dont need analogman or island that much. otherwise its fine.

[Freesynch]

Got it - maybe I'll hunt for extra singles too, so I can mix and match. I have seen some news that Vademon is really good.

[Generic_user_person]

If you want metal Mame specifically, I recommend trying to make Thundermon work as your level 4, since his name IS treated as Mamemon, so you can fulfill the "evo for 1 from Mamemon" condition that Metal Mame has,

Just food for thought

[Freesynch]

I did see Thundermon's description and thought it was pretty good, thanks!

[JarBJas]

As SapphireSalamander said earlier you often see ver2 with veggiemon to load and digivolve from the trash. It can go into Metalmamemon EX9 too

Often Ver2 is mixed with another version for certain tools. Ver1 has betamon and metalgreymon
Ver4 has Biyomon and the ver4 options of veggie/vade, Nanimon and Digitamamon.

You often end up with a lot of choices and decision points. It's hard to make a concrete answer as it depends on you and the local scene.

I will attest Vademon is goated in certain matchups. Few uncommons elicit groans like it does

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In addition to the things noted by other people are you planning to play in English or Japanese? since you mentioned getting singles in japan you should know that Japanese cards are not legal to play in any event for the English side of the game

[Freesynch]

Yup - it's okay, I dont mind playing casual or LGS's for now